Benedict Cumberbatch shines in 'The Thing with Feathers,' a film adaptation of Max Porter's novel, but his performance as a grieving father is often overshadowed by the imposing presence of a talking Crow. Director Dylan Southern's drama merges horror elements with a family narrative, yet the Crow's portrayal detracts from the emotional depth intended in the story. Despite its poetic roots, the Crow's comedic role and modern quips feel out of place, making this adaptation struggle to balance its intended narrative of grief and loss with its distracting whimsicality.
The actor is constantly upstaged by his pesky Crow-star, who's meant to be the anthropomorphic embodiment of dad's grief, but is really just a massive, ridiculous distraction.
The Crow is a laughable onscreen presence in an otherwise tenderly acted family drama.
With David Thewlis' deep, husky voice, the character comes perilously close to being the alien symbiote from 'Venom.'
Dad can barely function, triggered into tears by any mention of his spouse, when the avian bro arrives to taunt and shake him up.
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